London: Insurance

Clinical negligence: claimant

Anthony Goldβs βexcellentβ practice has βgood legal and medical knowhowβ and is experienced in cases involving catastrophic negligence, birth-related injury and surgical mismanagement. The firm also specialises in representing foreign nationals in private medicine cases, recently handling a Β£2m claim on behalf of a Kuwaiti national who was left in a permanent vegetative state after undergoing treatment at The London Clinic. Department head Jon Nicholson is βefficient, strong and skilledβ and is noted for his βparticularly goodβ expertise in birth and child brain injury; he recently acted in a Β£16.3m obstetric mismanagement case on behalf of a client suffering cerebral palsy. The βcreativeβ Dr Jock Mackenzie is a βparticularly cerebral solicitorβ who provides βfantastic client careβ and has a unique level of expertise as a dual-qualified solicitor and doctor; Dr Mackenzie has specialist experience in neurological, brain and spinal cord injury cases, as well as cases involving rare medical conditions. Ali Malsher has experience in surgical, cardiac and emergency medicine cases, and is an expert in the field of vulnerable clients. Catastrophic injury specialist Ian Peters joined the partnership in May 2016 from Hodge Jones & Allen LLP.

Clinical negligence: defendant

Personal injury: claimant

Anthony Gold is βa leading firm with abundant experienceβ in a range of high-value personal injury matters, and is noted for βretaining a personal approach to all its casesβ. The practice has recently handled a number of complex multimillion-pound road traffic accident claims involving catastrophic brain injury, amputation and psychiatric damage. Recent high-profile matters include a multimillion-pound amputation claim relating to the Croydon tram crash in November 2016; Ian Peters acted on behalf of the client. The βexceptionally organised and very experiencedβ team is led by the βbright and experiencedβ David Marshall, who is βa pleasure to work withβ and specialises in claims involving stress at work, brain damage and psychiatric injury. The βcommitted and effectiveβ Jenny Kennedy has expertise in complex brain, spinal and amputation injury, as well as experience in handling cross-jurisdiction claims. The βbrilliantβ Jackie Spinks is βa leader in her fieldβ and βa very good tacticianβ with expertise in child brain injury claims.

Personal injury: defendant

London: Private client

Contentious trusts and probate

The βtechnically very strongβ David Wedgwood leads the βhighly professionalβ team at Anthony Gold, and is βvery thorough, firm, fair and decisiveβ. Clare Kelly is βexceptionally knowledgeable and extremely efficient, and is a good negotiator who is sensitive to her clientsβ needs and finds practical solutionsβ. At associate level, Beth Holden βhas a bright future ahead of her β she could easily rub shoulders with partners at Magic Circle law firmsβ; and Monika Byrska is βvery capableβ. The teamβs focus is on medium-sized trusts and estates. Its recent highlights include successfully acting for the claimant in the widely reported case of Purrunsing v AβCourt & Co & Others; the client was a victim of a property fraud and sued his solicitors and the fraudsterβs solicitors for breach of their fiduciary obligations to hold the purchase money on trust for completion.

Court of Protection

Anthony Gold has βan excellent reputation. It has a fantastic team approach. It does not shy away from difficult client issues and is very responsive and very professionalβ. The βfriendly and approachableβ David Wedgwood heads the department, and βmakes the perfect deputy. He is very impressive, has excellent client skills, grasps issues quickly and remains calm no matter whatβ. Other key members of the βfirst-rateβ team include Alexandra Knipe and Nicola Gunn, who βexplain things clearly and well to clientsβ. Knipe specialises in working with clients with acquired brain injuries, severe physical disabilities and mental illness. Gunn has extensive experience in supporting vulnerable clients and their families. The group has been busy on a wide range of contentious work including applications to recover assets and call in security bonds, welfare applications, and deprivation of liberty matters. It has recently been appointed as the UK deputy for a high-net-worth individual from Hong Kong; and was also appointed panel deputy after a contested deputyship application for an 80-year-old lady suffering from dementia: after the death of her husband there were allegations of financial misappropriation by two sides of the family. The βwell-respectedβ team also includes solicitors Emma Tante and Donovan Lindsay, who βensures that the physical and functional needs of these often very vulnerable clients are fully met in a timely wayβ.

Family

Anthony Gold βstands eye to eye with the London "Magic Circle" family firms. Its excellent team is skilled in all disciplines (mediation, collaboration and negotiation, etc.) and practises in such a way that is designed to assist families and the childrenβ. Practice head Kim Beatson is βcalm, experienced and quick-thinkingβ; the βreassuringβ David Emmerson βimmediately puts clients at easeβ; and Caroline Bowden βknows how to progress the most entrenched casesβ. The βvery responsive and supportiveβ Camilla Fusco βinstils confidenceβ, and Sarah Hughes has βa great eye for detailβ. The firm has βexpertise across all areas of family law, with particular skill and interest in alternative dispute resolutionβ.

Family: mediation

Anthony Gold is βa wholly client- and solution-focused practice where alternatives to traditional court-led proceedings are actively pursued. The firm has embraced ADR in ways that many traditional firms appear reluctant to doβ. David Emmerson is βan experienced problem solver: calm and reassuring. He gets to the issues quickly whilst holding the clientβs confidence. He is a skilled mediator who is able to combine his extensive legal knowledge with the empathy and impartiality needed to mediate complex casesβ. Caroline Bowden is βone of the countryβs leading mediators. She adopts a very calm and neutral approach to disputesβ and is noted for her ability to be βsympathetic to the issues on both sidesβ, inspiring confidence that βshe will explore all relevant avenues to reach agreementβ. Kim Beatson is βjust a class act. She is focused yet always charming, and gets straight to the heart of the caseβ.

London: Public sector

Administrative and public law

Anthony Gold is βa safe pair of handsβ for challenging the decisions of local authorities for social housing and the homeless. Sara Stephens brought a judicial review against Brent Council on behalf of a homeless client relating to the councilβs decision to evict the claimant from their temporary accommodation after they turned down a request to be relocated. Giles Peaker β who has βa brain that is the size of a particularly large planet and a work ethic that is second to noneβ β acted for a disabled client in a dispute that successfully challenged the termination of a Freedom Pass by Barnet Council. Practice head Andrew Brookes and Stephens βhave outstanding attention to detail and excellent specialist knowledgeβ, and mediator David Smith is singled out for his βencyclopaedic grasp of policy issuesβ.

London: Real estate

Social housing: tenant

Anthony Gold is βan absolutely first-rate firmβ and its βexcellent reputation and superb lawyers contribute to its highly professional service and incredible approachabilityβ. The team βexcels in challenging matters, particularly tricky disrepair casesβ, where it acts for tenants and leaseholders. In a recent highlight, the group represented St Saviours Estate as right to buy leaseholders against Southwark Council in a matter relating to an estate regeneration and related issues surrounding who should pay for council estate fire safety improvement works. The team also advised an individual on homelessness issues and acted for another individual in a repair claim against a charity relating to damage caused by a leak. Andrew Brookes, who is βa clear specialist in the fieldβ leads the department. Other names to note include Ian Mitchell, Giles Peaker, Timothy Waitt, who is βincredibly committed to serving his clientβs needsβ, David Smith, Debra Wilson, consultant Deirdre Forster, who is βtruly superb, has unrivalled knowledge and is very pleasant to work withβ, and Sara Stephens, who is βoutstandingβ.

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